Saskatchewan Highway 8

Highway 8
Highway 8
Route information
	Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	410.0 km (254.8 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Canada–U.S. border (ND 28) near Elmore
	Hwy 18 at Carievale; Hwy 13 at Redvers; Hwy 48 at Fairlight; Hwy 1 (TCH) at Moosomin; Hwy 16 (TCH) at Langenburg; Hwy 10 at Wroxton; Hwy 5 at Kamsack; Hwy 49 at Pelly and Norquay;
North end	Hwy 982 at the Porcupine Provincial Forest
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Mount Pleasant, Argyle, Storthoaks, Reciprocity, Antler, Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Spy Hill, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Calder, Cote, St. Philips, Keys, Clayton, Hudson Bay
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Saskatchewan; ;

Highway 8 north of Carievale

Highway 8 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 28 at the US border near Elmore until it transitions into Highway 982 just outside the Porcupine Provincial Forest. Highway 8 is about 410 kilometers (250 mi) long.

Highway 8 is paved from Elmore (km 0) until Langenburg (km 215), and then from MacNutt (km 248) until km 396 near Swan Plain.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

Paving of Highway 8 from Highway 10 to 22.6 km northward was announced on June 19, 1998, to begin in July of that year.^[5]
In mid-2001, a surfacing project was begun on 17.7 km of Highway 8, from Highway 357 until Kamsack.^[6]
A surfacing of 9.5 km of Highway 8 near Moosomin began on July 26, 2001.^[7]

As of August 6, 2004, improvement construction had begun on 11.2 km of Highway 8, from Storthoaks until 11 km south of Redvers.^[8]

Major attractions

The Moosomin Lake Regional Park is at km 121.
The Carlton Trail Regional Park is at km 198.
The Langenburg Recreation Site is at km 216.

Major intersections

Rural municipality	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Mount Pleasant No. 2^[a] Argyle No. 1^[b]		0.0	0.0	ND 28 south – Mohall	Continues into North Dakota
		0.0	0.0	Canada–United States border at Sherwood–Carievale Border Crossing
	Carievale	19.9	12.4	Hwy 18 east – Gainsborough	South end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Mount Pleasant No. 2		20.6	12.8	Hwy 18 west – Estevan	North end of Hwy 18 concurrency
Storthoaks No. 31		43.6	27.1	Hwy 361 – Alida, Storthoaks
Antler No. 61	Redvers	66.2	41.1	Hwy 13 (Red Coat Trail) – Weyburn, Carlyle, Manitoba border
Maryfield No. 91	Fairlight	100.2	62.3	Hwy 48 – Wawota, Maryfield
Moosomin No. 121		126.7	78.7	Hwy 709 west – Langbank	South end of Hwy 709 concurrency
	Moosomin	131.8	81.9	Hwy 709 east Hwy 1 (TCH) east – Brandon, Winnipeg	South end of Hwy 1 concurrency; north end of Hwy 709 concurrency
	Moosomin	133.3	82.8	Hwy 1 (TCH) west – Regina	North end of Hwy 1 concurrency
Rocanville No. 151		152.6	94.8	Hwy 308 east – Welwyn
	Rocanville	158.0	98.2	To Hwy 600 – Fort Espérance National Historic Site
	Rocanville	160.1	99.5	Hwy 719 west – Whitewood
Spy Hill No. 152		178.4	110.9	Tantallon access road
	Spy Hill	189.2	117.6	Hwy 600 south
		192.7	119.7	Hwy 22 east – Binscarth	South end of Hwy 22 concurrency
		194.4	120.8	Hwy 22 west – Esterhazy	North end of Hwy 22 concurrency
Langenburg No. 181	Langenburg	215.2	133.7	Hwy 16 (TCH) – Yorkton, Saskatoon, Russell, Winnipeg	South end of gravel section
Churchbridge No. 211		227.2	141.2	Hwy 723 west – Bredenbury
Churchbridge No. 211	MacNutt	248.0	154.1	Hwy 381 – Hwy 80, Roblin	North end of gravel section
Calder No. 241		263.2	163.5	Hwy 10 east – Roblin, Dauphin	South end of Hwy 10 concurrency
		273.1	169.7	Calder access road
	Wroxton	282.9	175.8	Hwy 10 west – Yorkton, Regina Hwy 80 south – Churchbridge	North end of Hwy 10 concurrency
		299.5	186.1	Hwy 726 west – Rhein
Cote No. 271		304.4	189.1	Hwy 357 east – Togo
Cote No. 271	Kamsack	323.4	201.0	Hwy 5 – Canora, Saskatoon, Duck Mountain Provincial Park
St. Philips No. 301	St. Philips	339.3	210.8	Hwy 660 east – Arran
St. Philips No. 301	Pelly	356.0	221.2	Hwy 49 east – Swan River Hwy 661 north	South end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Keys No. 303	Norquay	366.8	227.9	Hwy 637 south – Veregin
↑ / ↓	Norquay	368.6	229.0	Hwy 49 west – Preeceville	North end of Hwy 49 concurrency
Clayton No. 333		389.0	241.7	Hwy 753 – Danbury
Clayton No. 333	Swan Plain	395.5	245.8		North end of paved section
Hudson Bay No. 394	Porcupine Provincial Forest	410.0	254.8	Hwy 982 north – Hudson Bay	Hwy 8 northern terminus; continues as Hwy 982
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus